Prestoea schultzeana
(Burret) H. E. Moore
Tinkimi, Chincha, Palma de pantano
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Description
A palm with a cluster of stems. They are 0.2-5 m tall. The stems are 3-5.5 cm across. There are 4-10 leaves. The leaf sheath is open and does not form a crown-shaft. The leaf is 1.2-2.2 m long with 33-38 narrow leaflets on each side. The flowering stalk arches over. The stalk is 45-80 cm long. There are 5-13 flowering branches. The fruit is round and 0.7-1 cm across. They are purple-black.
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked. The apical bud, often known as a 'palm heart', is eaten as a vegetable. Eating this bud leads to the death of the individual stem since it is unable to form side shoots. However, where the plant forms a cluster of stems, it will often produce new stems to replace those that have been killed.
Distribution
A tropical plant. They grow in lowland rainforest in flat areas which are occasionally flooded. They are usually near streams and below 400 m altitude. Occasionally they grow to 900 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, South America,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Acaizinha, Chincha panka, Geyekabeba, Geyekabemo, Omakaba, Omakewe, Pentikagi, Puma chincha, Puwa sisawa, Puwa tastsa, Wimamo, Wiyekabemo, Yemiwe, Zuteyecho
References (10)
- Eynden, Van den, V., & Cueva E., Cabrera, O., 2004, Edible Palms of Southern Ecuador. Palms. Vol 48(3):141-147
- Grayum, M. H., 2000, MBG: Research: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica: Draft Treatments p 23
- Henderson, A., Galeano, G and Bernal, R., 1995, Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton. p 128
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 701
- Marcia, M. J., et al, 2011, Palm Uses in Northwestern South America: A Quantitative Review. Bot. Rev. (2011) 77:462-570
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 207
- Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603
- Van den Eynden, V. et al, 2004, Edible Palms of Southern Ecuador. Palms Volume 48(3):142-148
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
